hat

n 1: protects from weather; has shaped crown and usually a brim

[syn: {chapeau}, {lid}]

2: an informal term for a person's role; "he took off his

politician's hat and talked frankly"

v : put on or wear a hat; "He was unsuitably hatted"

hat

A common (spoken) name for the circumflex ("^", ASCII 94)

character.

See {ASCII} for other synonyms.

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